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On Campus
FOR THE UC SANTA CRUZ COMMUNITY
May 1, 1987
[Photograph] Twenty-one entries, the largest number
ever, were received for the 21st Annual
Book Collection Contest. The first
prize of $200 went to Porter sophomore
Randy Clark (second, left) for his
collection "Science Fiction from the
Soviets." Kresge junior Alison Kim
(seated) received the $125 second prize
for her entry 'Pacific/Asian Lesbian
Book Collection." The $75 third prize
went to History of Consciousness
graduate student Jed Rasula (left) for his
submission "Contemporary American
Poetry." With the winners are Kathy
Donovan (center), president of Friends
of the Library; McHenry Library's Terry
Ferl (second, right), coordinator of the
'87 contest; and Professor of English
Literature Michael J. Warren (right),
one of the three contest judges.
Plato, anyone?
An interdisciplinary conference on "Interpreting Plato"
will be held on campus May
8 and 9. It will feature one of the
world's foremost scholars of Plato,
Gregory Vlastos, who will speak on
"Socratic Irony." Vlastos, professor
emeritus of philosophy at
Princeton, is currently a visiting
professor at UC Berkeley.
Other speakers will include
Edward N. Lee of UC San Diego, Jay
Farness of Northern Arizona
University, David M. Halperin of
MIT, Helen H. Bacon of Barnard
College and Columbia University,
and Harry Berger of UCSC.
Commentators will be UCSC's
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Minority admits
for next fall
up 57 percent
More under-represented
minority students will be
part of the 1987-88
freshman class, predicts Director
of Admissions Joseph Allen, whose
office has sent 57 percent more
admit letters this year to that
group of applicants.
Allen attributed the dramatic
increase to the outreach work done
by his office, EOP, and Student
Affirmative Action. Included in the
effort is the Partnership Program
serving seventh- and eighth-grade
students, their parents, and
counselors. The program calls
attention to UC-required courses,
testing dates, and any other
orientation that may be helpful for
university-bound minorities.
A direct-mail campaign also was
organized to communicate with
every minority student in
California whose PSAT scores
were in the range of eligibility, says
Allen.
In actual numbers, the 57
percent increase is based on 797
admit letters sent in 1986-87 as
compared to 1,249 letters sent this
year. Blacks, Chicanos, Latinos,
Filipinos, and American Indians
are considered under-represented
minorities.
In the next step of the
admissions process, students
receiving admit letters choose
whether to return a "Statement of
Intention to Register."
On Campus is published by the Public
Information Office for the faculty, staff,
and students of UC Santa Cruz.
Material may be submitted in writing to
Jim Burns, editor, at the Carriage
House, or mailed electronically to
account pio on Unix A.
Deadline:
May 6
For the issue of:
May 15
[Photograph] Astronaut and alumnus Steven Hawley
returns to UCSC May 7 for a lecture on
the Space Shuttle program. See
Calendar.
Tennis courts
debut May 2
Six new student-funded
tennis courts will be
dedicated Saturday, May 2, on
campus with a brief ceremony and
a 2 p.m. match between the men's
teams of UCSC and the University
of Santa Clara. An earlier playing
session with UCSC alumni will
begin at 10:30 a.m.
The courts, which are part of the
East Field House, were funded with
money raised by student fees. An
Olympic-sized pool, administrative
offices, and locker rooms are part
of the package of improvements
also being fee-funded for
construction in the same area.
Although the University of Santa
Clara men's team is in Division I
and the UCSC men's tennis team is
in Division III, the May 2 match
could hold a few surprises since
UCSC is ranked third nationally in
its division while Santa Clara is
unranked. Divisional status is
based on such things as school
size, budget, and scholarships—
not the players.
The Slugs will be headed to
Salisbury, Maryland, next month to
compete in Division III matches
May 11 to 17. Only the top eight
teams in the country are invited to
participate.

On Campus
FOR THE UC SANTA CRUZ COMMUNITY
May 1, 1987
[Photograph] Twenty-one entries, the largest number
ever, were received for the 21st Annual
Book Collection Contest. The first
prize of $200 went to Porter sophomore
Randy Clark (second, left) for his
collection "Science Fiction from the
Soviets." Kresge junior Alison Kim
(seated) received the $125 second prize
for her entry 'Pacific/Asian Lesbian
Book Collection." The $75 third prize
went to History of Consciousness
graduate student Jed Rasula (left) for his
submission "Contemporary American
Poetry." With the winners are Kathy
Donovan (center), president of Friends
of the Library; McHenry Library's Terry
Ferl (second, right), coordinator of the
'87 contest; and Professor of English
Literature Michael J. Warren (right),
one of the three contest judges.
Plato, anyone?
An interdisciplinary conference on "Interpreting Plato"
will be held on campus May
8 and 9. It will feature one of the
world's foremost scholars of Plato,
Gregory Vlastos, who will speak on
"Socratic Irony." Vlastos, professor
emeritus of philosophy at
Princeton, is currently a visiting
professor at UC Berkeley.
Other speakers will include
Edward N. Lee of UC San Diego, Jay
Farness of Northern Arizona
University, David M. Halperin of
MIT, Helen H. Bacon of Barnard
College and Columbia University,
and Harry Berger of UCSC.
Commentators will be UCSC's
(continued on back page)
Minority admits
for next fall
up 57 percent
More under-represented
minority students will be
part of the 1987-88
freshman class, predicts Director
of Admissions Joseph Allen, whose
office has sent 57 percent more
admit letters this year to that
group of applicants.
Allen attributed the dramatic
increase to the outreach work done
by his office, EOP, and Student
Affirmative Action. Included in the
effort is the Partnership Program
serving seventh- and eighth-grade
students, their parents, and
counselors. The program calls
attention to UC-required courses,
testing dates, and any other
orientation that may be helpful for
university-bound minorities.
A direct-mail campaign also was
organized to communicate with
every minority student in
California whose PSAT scores
were in the range of eligibility, says
Allen.
In actual numbers, the 57
percent increase is based on 797
admit letters sent in 1986-87 as
compared to 1,249 letters sent this
year. Blacks, Chicanos, Latinos,
Filipinos, and American Indians
are considered under-represented
minorities.
In the next step of the
admissions process, students
receiving admit letters choose
whether to return a "Statement of
Intention to Register."
On Campus is published by the Public
Information Office for the faculty, staff,
and students of UC Santa Cruz.
Material may be submitted in writing to
Jim Burns, editor, at the Carriage
House, or mailed electronically to
account pio on Unix A.
Deadline:
May 6
For the issue of:
May 15
[Photograph] Astronaut and alumnus Steven Hawley
returns to UCSC May 7 for a lecture on
the Space Shuttle program. See
Calendar.
Tennis courts
debut May 2
Six new student-funded
tennis courts will be
dedicated Saturday, May 2, on
campus with a brief ceremony and
a 2 p.m. match between the men's
teams of UCSC and the University
of Santa Clara. An earlier playing
session with UCSC alumni will
begin at 10:30 a.m.
The courts, which are part of the
East Field House, were funded with
money raised by student fees. An
Olympic-sized pool, administrative
offices, and locker rooms are part
of the package of improvements
also being fee-funded for
construction in the same area.
Although the University of Santa
Clara men's team is in Division I
and the UCSC men's tennis team is
in Division III, the May 2 match
could hold a few surprises since
UCSC is ranked third nationally in
its division while Santa Clara is
unranked. Divisional status is
based on such things as school
size, budget, and scholarships—
not the players.
The Slugs will be headed to
Salisbury, Maryland, next month to
compete in Division III matches
May 11 to 17. Only the top eight
teams in the country are invited to
participate.